How to Build a Large Bookcase | Plans

Plans for this build are available on my website www.almfab.com/plans/bookcase
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Rockler Precision Miter Gauge www.rockler.com/rockler-preci...
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Rockler 45 Degree Chamfer Bit with Bearing www.rockler.com/shop?w=chamfe...
Saw blades I use (affiliate links)
Note because I have a 3 hp saw I use “ industrial” 1/8” kerf blades. If you have a lower power saw you'll want to use "Thin Kerf" Blades.
Plywood | 10” x 80T Freud Ultimate Plywood Blade
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Ripping and milling | 10” x 30T Glue Line Ripping Blade
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Crosscutting, cutting splines, and general usage | Freud 10” x 50T Combo Blade
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[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks everyone for watching! Plans are up on my website www.almfab.com/plans/bookcase

[@lewiscantplay8639]

Awesome project. Im a beginner to wood working and was wandering how you figure out eh domino spacing. Did you do it with the hand cnc or measure each position?

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[@taylorl5794]

I love watching these videos and discovering just how inefficient I am in the workshop. The idea of cutting the shelves to length with the nose already installed blew my mind. Simple, yet revolutionary! Nice job!

[@naterapp7881]

Building a bookcase can sound like a simple job, but your video showed all the detail and planning that goes into it. Great job, and thanks for sharing!

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you! 😅

[@katzmosestools]

Really crushed this Michael! Gorgeous 😍

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks JKM!!!

[@marblemountainwoodworks8475]

I agree with JKM. Beautiful build! Not only that, the size of those sheet goods you had to wrangle in itself is most impressive 💪🏻

[@paulheitkemper1559]

Lots of good tips here for me to poach. I also love that you included those little doses of humanity that happened during the build. Great job all around.

[@MichaelAlm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DieCastoms]

It is really nice to see that the people one views as professionals and experts make just as many silly mistakes as the viewer. It shows that you don't need to be absolutely perfect to consider yourself good at what you do, because even the experts knock over half their shop, from time to time.

[@kzookid2051]

I love this! Almost four years ago I bought a 120-year-old house with a large window in the middle of the livingroom wall. I thought at the time it would be perfect with two bookcases up the sides and across the top of the window. I've toyed with different ideas of constructing this but never hit on a plan I really liked - until now. Thanks for both the video and the plans I will soon be getting. Awesome work!

[@granander]

Turned out fantastic! Simple, clean and yet interesting small features keeping it from being boring. I am a new fan for sure! Thank you for sharing!

Loved the chaotic focused energy of this video 🤣 so many things falling! Also, this bookshelf is a DREAM, so beautiful

[@MichaelAlm]

😂 Thank you!

[@ryanmaly]

That's a beautiful bookcase! Excellent work. The simple crown adds so much to the look of the piece.

[@f1rstclass289]

High quality custom craftsmanship and build. I love the fit and finish.

[@GuitarFuYou]

Great video. Knocking stuff down and things falling over made this video VERY relate-able. Thanks!

[@sallyking37]

Your attention to detail is awesome ... so enjoy watching you work!!

[@lindysmith13]

That is a great shelving unit. And Josh is a true friend!

[@thomlipiczky9021]

Nice job! Always helpful to see how you handle the logistics of designing and installing large pieces.

[@MESTER47]

Great build, and a nice touch having the top crown covered for the dust not to go inside.

[@mattbowers5342]

Amazing commission, I dream of finding jobs like this! I used the Rubio oil finish on my first job a couple months ago, I will definitely use it again. Looking forward to the next one!

[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Great build, I picked up a few good tips. Using your burnishing tool on the mitred plywood edges is brilliant!

[@soundboy89]

OMG that cleat-as-a-clamping-surface trick is awesome!

[@thomashendricks9774]

I absolutely love this book case design, so thoughtful and beautiful.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks Thomas!

[@TheNavalspook]

Built your bookcase with my own spin on the plans, made it 4-bay rather than 3-bay. Turned out great, just finished today. Thanks! It will hold about 600 books by my guessitmate.

[@charleselkins4546]

The installed bookcase looks perfect for an art book collection. Well done.

[@jonathanking4107]

Brilliant. Excellent workmanship.

[@jorgearenas872]

Thanks for sharing this professionnal work... Really clean and sober... Greetings from Medellín, Colombia!!!!

[@jim7smith]

Love the modular design......although I likely will not ever move again myself, others might. Great looking shelf unit!

[@jeffhayford8879]

Real nice not having the machines mixed at full volume. Thank you. Great build, too!

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

Incredible work on this one, Michael!

[@jackknows6509]

Really nice bookcase. I do like the finish. Thanks for the CZ-J clip!!!

[@meganthwaites]

That’s beautiful. A job really well done! Cam from blacktail studio also uses the rubio monocoat. Always a stunning finish and looked amazing on that oak😍

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

Love the look and design!

[@ericsimpson4045]

This shaper is so tempting🙈 and heres another thing you can do with it... great video again.

[@dannyhale7645]

Nice build. Those are some really beautiful bookcases. I love that sweet, old Dodge, too. I've been driving my '92 Dodge W150 Power Ram for almost 25 years. You can't kill those old Dodges.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks! Yeah my buddy just got that old dodge. Super handy to have in the neighborhood 😉

[@suearmstrong3404]

That is incredibly beautiful!

[@phiteonn3541]

Stunning workmanship

[@charlesxix]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@howski98]

Absolutely beautiful work

[@michealwynter7131]

Great looking bookcase. Love your builds. Gotta say the Catherine Zeta Jones scene made me laugh out loud. Great movie.

[@MichaelAlm]

Hahaha! Thanks 😁

[@steveforbes7718]

The book shelves/cases of which I always dream! I have a friend who is a carpenter and has many of the tools you have. Maybe we can do this one together. To say the least, that is the most impressive set of shelves I have seen made on YT, bar none!

[@georgesatory7242]

Nice work. I plan to do similar thing in maple. Since it will be a permanent built-in I will probably use only 4 panels for the 3 cases with the inner ones serving both sides. Thanks for some very useful tips.

[@paulpardee]

Man, that looks REALLY good!

[@triplex86]

Wow, that looked so good

[@wairarapahandyman]

It was a nice detail to grain match the panels after you cut the sheets and assembled the three separate pieces, nice touch. Great project. Got yourself a new sub.

[@MichaelAlm]

You caught that! Nice!! Thank you 😁

[@chrisbabbitt4202]

Very nice looking bookcase.

[@ericplautz3622]

This is ah-mazing work. I love what you build and you're the only maker i've purchased a shirt from. Keep rocking it!!

[@MichaelAlm]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@HowIDoThingsDIY]

Wow, that's beautiful. Great work.

[@picoranchdesignbuild7052]

Super clean, nice details throughout, I really like the chamfer on the bottom of the shelves.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks!

[@JGV_IX]

Flawless! Very nicely done 😎

[@tarynjones6781]

Beautiful design and ingenious assembly plan!

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you!

[@wynandduplessis9166]

What a great bookcase!

[@4431charlie]

wow, what a beautiful job

[@nicholascmcneill]

Looks awesome!

[@wuznotbornyesterda]

Beautiful!

[@8arzum]

Fantastic piece dude.

[@gnlman]

Awesome build. Nice to see that I am not the only one that has stuff falling in my shop when I am moving projects around. LOL

[@TimelessMerchant]

great video & great craftsmanship!

[@befmx31]

Really nice work.

[@167curly]

A handsome project, Michael.

[@evanharriman5352]

Great work as always, bud!!

[@shawnfunstuff]

Awesome build, I learned a lot!

[@fredyquiroz7654]

Michael! Awesome shelves! This is the first video I’ve watched from you and it’s freaking awesome... Would you do a twin bunk bed when you get the opportunity? I’d like to see how you build those, there’s a lot of videos in KZbin but I’m sure with your design skills it would turn out much better than DIY levels... I appreciate your videos.

[@GeeksWoodShop]

Haha, the Mario ref was spot on. You are crushing it Michael, every project, every video. Props!

[@iangrant4756]

Really nice job!

[@Ariesphoenix1]

Looks Great!!

[@danielmezajr.3889]

This looks awesome!!

[@scs3drg]

looks fantastic

[@slowsnail30]

It looks awesome 👏

[@ctenos45069]

Very nice build, an excellent job with the video. I picked up a couple of good tips with this one.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you! Glad to hear it 😁

[@joespilman7333]

Great job

[@keithbailie3014]

Very slick! I don’t need a bookshelf but I now want to build one. :)

[@MichaelAlm]

Hahaha! Thanks 😁

[@jenniferbecnel439]

Nice bookcase. Great modular ideas, yet still looks like a single unit!

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you 😁

[@albertlombus3918]

Very nice job

[@dianasalamanca5282]

amazing job! I'm watching u from Chile

[@andrhamm]

Wow that was a really cool use for the Shaper!

[@MichaelAlm]

Yeah! It worked like a charm

[@biglav6048]

Always enjoy your videos and style!

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you!

[@svenamundsen4879]

Nice work!!

[@beanng6310]

Great video quality 👍

[@Psychlist1972]

Nice build. The panels on the top were a thoughtful addition.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks! Yeah, I was really pleased with that 😁

[@GetHandsDirty]

Wow, it looks awesome! Very satisfying to see you building stuff with such precision and care. That finish looks interesting to me, mostly the single coat and matte features. Keep it you!

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks Cris!! Yeah I was really happy with the Rubio. Huge time saver. They have a top coat that you can add if you want it shinier, which might be nice in certain applications, but the matte finish looks great!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I remember years ago, when I was just starting in hobby woodworking (I'm a machinist by trade & I deal in "thous" daily😉) I built a full height shelving unit for my sis... we carried it into the living room and were quite surprised when we couldnt stand it vertically !! 🙄😂😂 plinths became my best friend after that... 😕 My late father, a CABINETMAKER, was probably having a good laugh at me from up above... 😇

[@tomedwardsmusic]

Gorgeous build! Love me some white oak 🤩

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you! Me too 😁

[@singlecatt]

Those are absolutely awesome. You did a beautiful job. Kinda wishing they were mine. Lol

[@bsyishay]

It is beautiful

[@samuelsilva8364]

Catherine Zeta Jooooones, she dips beneath lasers, oh oh ooooh!

[@antzanton4842]

Nice work,

[@shadowlovell5109]

Thank you Wyrmwood

[@marvinwilliams4223]

Good work

[@inztramental]

Top notch turnout brotha!😁👍

[@jesswu0213]

Gorgeous piece. Subscribed

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you!!

[@TheVikingbk]

When I had the cabinetmaker do my library shelves I had him ad a small piece of angle iron underneath the front trim to stop any sagging for ever and ever. Invisible and works well.

[@jalechavez6042]

Bien hecho My Friend..!! Ji ji ji ji...Saludossss

[@CheveeDodd]

That turned out awesome! I haven't tried any of the hard wax products yet either. Might need to give that a try;

[@mikerettingerps]

That is one awesome bookcase.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks Mike!

[@badboy9462]

That is beautiful 😍❤

[@jacekhubert100]

Good job!!!!

[@zicarwoodworking]

nice video editing and gorgeou design, like it!

[@chm1701]

Nice work, Michael. I was watching Jason’s boat build and having recently listened to you on the Shop Sounds Podcast, I thought I’d swing by and take a look at some of your videos and I’ve decided stick around and sub. I really liked this build and there’s some great tips too. Oh, and when you took the bookcase up the stairs, all I could think about was the Friends episode where Ross kept shouting the word ‘Pivot’ to get the sofa up the stairs. Classic episode! I’m off to watch your patterned plywood videos now. All the best to you. Chris, UK.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thanks so much Chis!! If it wasn't in a clients house I would've been yelling "PIVOT" the whole time 🤣 Cheers!

[@benmooreman]

Josh is a really good friend. I hope he gets a first-class meal or something nice for compensation.

[@triciac.5078]

Gorgeous bookcase. Even if they’re not art books, books get heavy. Especially when you can double or triple stack smaller books. I need to flip my shelves soon as they’re slightly sagging.

[@MichaelAlm]

Thank you!! Yeah I can only imagine what this thing will weigh when the owner fills it up 😳

[@IgorKhrapov_83]

Thanks for Mario-sound. 😁

[@DsHardWoodCreations]

Very nice mike

[@JayTea025]

music with the video is great!